26/08/2014 BBC Wales Today


26/08/2014

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has been away. That is all from us. Now

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A doctor from Swansea, who's been treating victims of Ebola

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in West Africa, has told us it was one of the most

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Dr Nathalie MacDermott came home last month, but has spent three

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weeks in isolation, as two American colleagues she was

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Back home in Cardiff, Dr Nathalie MacDermott is reflecting

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on her recent period in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.

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Working with the charity Samaritan's Purse, she helped set up

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a hospital ward at Elwa to treat victims of the deadly Ebola virus.

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The outbreak has killed more than 1,300 people in West Africa,

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with many of the deaths occurring in Liberia.

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It's been a harrowing experience for the young Welsh doctor.

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Out of the 100 or so patients she helped care for, just the survived.

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-- just three. He is one of our only surviving patients, he is called

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William. It is probably one of the most traumatic experiences of my

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life. It was very challenging to manage so many patients and see so

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few survive. The trauma to the

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families of knowing that their loved one had Ebola

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and the likelihood they would not Today is a miraculous day. I am

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thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family.

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Their illness had repercussions for Dr Nathalie MacDermott, especially

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as the World Health Organisation has said the bowler outbreak has left an

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unprecedented number of staff infected. -- in bowler. We work

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together. It was clear how they had contracted it and because it was

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unclear, it is quite concerning to us that we may have also had contact

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with it and I remained isolated the 21 days, way from work and family

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and friends and any direct physical contact. Today, she started back at

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the new Natal unit. The next time she is, it'll be for another

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humanitarian mission rather than a holiday. -- she leaves.

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Wrexham's Glyndwr University is facing financial uncertainty, just

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That's the warning tonight from a local AM.

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The institution is still waiting to find out whether a ban on recruiting

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overseas students will be lifted, following allegations of visa fraud.

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The university says it's discussing the issue with UK Visas

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Answers have to be secure. -- the finances. Without maintaining

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staffing levels, they will be -- be unable to provide courses and if

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that happens the whole future of the University is at risk.

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New figures suggest the number of incidents of hate crime recorded in

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They were released after a request by Plaid Cymru.

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There were 1,220 crimes recorded, the majority involving race.

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North Wales Police saw a slight increase, while Gwent and Dyfed

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The prosecution and defence have been making their closing speeches

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The 65-year-old former chief executive of the ethnic minority

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charity Awema is accused of fraud, involving more than ?15,000.

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The jury is expected to retire to consider its verdicts tomorrow.

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It may have got noticeably chillier over the last few days,

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but early indications are this year has been warmly welcomed

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It's been the second successive summer of largely dry weather and

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experts say there are now strong signs the industry is growing.

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Look to North Wales and what you see is innovation, helping to market

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the country as the go-to destination for fun and adventure.

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A former slate mine turned into a giant underground trampoline.

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A quarry boasting the longest zip wire in the northern hemisphere.

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All that investment means confidence.

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In Pembrokeshire, one of Wales' top tourism

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Folly Farm invested ?500,000 in a new pride of lions.

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Visitor numbers are up and all this interest has helped drive publicity.

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We have had a lot of feedback on the Facebook page and so many photos

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that people have posted of Hugo and the Cubs.

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Visit Wales have not published official figures yet for this

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summer, but the latest statistics from the first half of the year bode

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well - there were just over 1.5 million trips made to Wales between

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January and March 2014, that's up 3.2% from the same period in 2013.

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And that's impressive because it seems we're bucking

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the trend - across the whole of Great Britain there was a downturn

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The dry weather and hot spells mean coastal areas have done best of all,

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coverage of the winter storms here in Aberystwyth have helped bring

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A silver lining, a lot of people have been affected badly, but it has

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drawn a lot of people towards the town. People want to see the before

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and after and how the town has done. It seems the Wales brand

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is now clearly emerging. With or without good weather,

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that's something Football, and Swansea and

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Cardiff City are through to the third round of the League Cup,

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after wins for both teams tonight. Despite ten changes to the team, the

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Swans eased past Rotherham United. Gomis scored his first goal

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for the club. Cardiff City's Federico Macheda

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scored two on his debut to help the Bluebirds

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to a 3-2 win over Port Vale. The Ospreys captain, Alun Wyn Jones,

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has welcomed the news that the Welsh Rugby Union and the four regions are

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about to reach a peace deal. Speaking at the launch of the

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new Pro 12 season, the Wales star The new agreement

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which covers regional funding and the release of players is

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expected to be announced soon. Ultimately, we are prepared as if it

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is a normal season. I stress it has not been idle deal. -- ideal. It'll

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be good to have done, as have heard from time that this will be sorted.

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I commend both times for doing so much, just disappointed it has taken

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so long. Cricket and England play India

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tomorrow in Cardiff. There are still tickets available. Glamorgan bosses

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say they are not disappointed with sales, but a sell-out would boost a

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-- the chances of getting future internationals. We have seen some

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and settled conditions. The morning was quite a bright start and then

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blustery showers developing as we pushed into the afternoon. Let's

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look at the map and mostly dry across the country, some clear

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spells, as well. Temperatures fall as low as eight Celsius. A bit lower

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in the East. Tomorrow morning, West Wales and north-west Wales will see

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the best of any breaks first thing. Sunny spells will develop, a bit

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cloudier further East and the north-east. You can see wind arrows,

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the winds will strengthen throughout the day. For the rest of the UK, the

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Bank of England remains dry, Scotland has sunny spells,

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temperatures between 14 and 22 Celsius. Devon and Cornwall serious

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rain creeping in. That will then reach us. It will then track up to

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the north-east, quite a multi-day tomorrow. Temperatures reaching 21

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Celsius. Strong winds and a strong feature tomorrow, especially along

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coastal parts. The weather front moves East and turns mostly dry and

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temperatures then between 13 and 16 Celsius with a south-westerly

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breeze. It will be quite strong. Thursday, a bit of a mixed bag,

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sunshine and showers, some showers quite heavy with sunny spells. This

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area of low pressure in charge of our weather. More low pressure on

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the way in the Atlantic, more rain and hopefully sunshine to come.

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We're back at breakfast from 6:25am tomorrow.

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